Minutes of the Faculty Welfare Committee (FWC)
9/10/09
Meeting began at 3pm
In attendance:
Katrina DuBose, Linda
Ingalls, Donna Lillian, Chris Locklear, Steven Kresch, Bonnie Mann, Melissa
Nasea, Annette Perry, John Reisch, John Toller, Susan Simpson
Committee elected the
following as committee officers:
Chair: Katrina DuBose
Vice Chair: Melissa Nasea
Secretary: Revolving secretary (in alphabetical order of regular members
with a vote)
The committee agreed to
start future meeting at 3:30pm to accommodate schedules of committee members
The committee established a
list of goals for the current academic year:
1.
Policy
Manual/Faculty Manual Changes: The FWC has been charged with reviewing
specific items in the faculty manual and reporting on those items to the
Faculty Senate. Marianna Walker will
discuss these items with the committee at the October 8 meeting.
2.
Faculty
Salary Study: The FWC is charged with conducting a faculty
salary study. Key issues to be
determined include
(a)
how far back
should the data be analyzed (pre-2007 data will be difficult to compare)
(b)
what should be compared (salaries, stipends, benefits
[e.g., employee healthcare cost], etc.)
(c)
to whom should
salaries be compared: externally (e.g., peer institutions) and internally
(e.g., issues of salary inversion, compression, equity across genders,
comparison between Colleges)
(d)
distribution of
salaries (e.g., relative to GA and UNC system guidelines)
(e)
are salaries and benefits consistent with UNC Tomorrow?
FWC
will obtain status reports from University Benefits Committee and other
committees that may have related information.
3.
Mentoring: Continue
with the examination of a mentoring program.
4.
Faculty
taking or auditing classes: Committee will seek clarification for faculty
taking or auditing classes at ECU. Guidelines are being removed from faculty
manual to university manual. FWC will
ensure it is adequately addressed in the university manual.
5.
Campus
Childcare: Due to budgetary constraints, a proposed
childcare facility is on hold. FWC
should continue to emphasis to administration that this issue is critical for
faculty recruitment and retention. A suggestion was made to consider other
means for childcare including a co-op and the possible development of flexible
scheduling to assist faculty and staff with childcare.
6.
Spousal and
domestic partner policy: FWC should
review the university’s spousal and domestic partner policy which is being
drafted.
7.
Faculty
dining privileges/Faculty club:
Issue carried over from prior year; due to severe budget crisis, committee
agreed not to examine this issue in the current academic year.
8.
Parking
status for retired faculty: Issue was addressed in prior year. Committee will discuss if there is a
need/request by Parking and Transportation.
Charges for next meeting:
1.
Melissa Nasea
will bring the committee up-to-date at the October 8 meeting.
2.
John Reisch will
communicate with various constituencies regarding faculty salaries and
benefits, and will have an action plan for the October 8 meeting.
3.
Katrina DuBose
will communicate with Marianna Walker and/or other individuals responsible for
the draft “Proposed Assignments for the 2009-2010 Review of the ECU Faculty
Manual” to determine role of FWC in the changes being made.
Next
Meeting: October 8, 3:30pm
Meeting
adjourned at 4:05pm
Minutes
submitted by John Reisch